Category: Market Summary
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U.S. Stocks Move Mostly Higher To Kick Off Final Week Of 2023
Stocks moved mostly higher during trading on Tuesday, with the major averages all moving to the upside after ending last Friday’s session narrowly mixed. The advance on the day represents a positive start to the final trading week of 2023. The major averages pulled back off their best levels going into the close but remained…
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Stock Index Futures Tick Higher on Expectations for Fed Rate Cuts Next Year
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures are up +0.14%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures are up +0.18% this morning as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday, with investors looking ahead to earlier and deeper interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve next year following a cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation report last week. In Friday’s trading session,…
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U.S. Stocks Close Narrowly Mixed Ahead Of Christmas Weekend
After an early move to the upside, stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Friday before eventually ending the session narrowly mixed. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed modestly higher, while the narrower Dow edged slightly lower. While the Dow slipped 18.38 points or 0.1 percent to 37,385.97, the Nasdaq rose…
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Dow Futures Fall as Nike Sinks
Stock futures drifted lower, with Nike shares down more than 10% premarket after it cut its revenue outlook. One last batch of inflation data will test markets before Christmas. A readout on price pressures, personal spending and incomes is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect the report to affirm that inflation retreated last month,…
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U.S. Stocks Show Strong Move Back To The Upside Following Yesterday’s Pullback
Following the sharp pullback seen late in Wednesday’s session, stocks showed a strong move back to the upside during trading on Thursday. The major averages all moved notably higher, largely offsetting yesterday’s steep losses. The major averages saw further upside going into the close, reaching new highs for the session. The Dow advanced 322.35 points…
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Pre-Market Movers: BlackBerry, Boeing, Calliditas Therapeutics, Micron Technology and more
Canada’s BlackBerry forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $150 million to $159 million, below analysts’ estimates for $185.6 million. The stock was down 7.1%. Boeing moved closer to resuming 737 MAX deliveries to China as it appeared Chinese airlines were getting ready to take delivery of the jets again. Trade publication The Air Current reported Boeing has…
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US Futures Up, European Stocks Down in the Wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s More Dovish Pivot
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.3% in morning trading. DocMorris climbed 12.8% and Assura added 3.7%. On the other hand, Indutrade lost…
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Profit Taking Contributes Late-Day Sell-Off On Wall Street
Stocks recovered from initial weakness and moved mostly higher over the course of morning trading on Wednesday but came under significant pressure in the latter part of the session. The major averages moved sharply lower in late-day trading, partly offsetting recent strength. The major averages saw further downside going into the close, ending the session…
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Tesla Offers No Yearly Merit Bonuses, FedEx EPS Falls Short, Alibaba Leadership Shift, and More
U.S. index futures show a negative trend in pre-market trading this Wednesday, in contrast to the robust recovery observed in the major indices in 2023. At 05:02 AM, the Dow Jones futures (DOWI:DJI) fell 19 points, or 0.05%. The S&P 500 futures fell 0.15%, and the Nasdaq-100 futures declined 0.28%. The 10-year Treasury bond yield…
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US Futures Flat, European Stocks Up as Rate-Cut Hopes Underpin Sentiment
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell. In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.4% in morning trading. Raiffeisen Bank Intl climbed 10.3% and United Internet rose 6.7%. On the other hand,…